Percentage distribution of students with disabilities 6 to 21 years old receiving education services for the disabled, by educational environment and type of disability: Selected years, fall 1989 through fall 2005

Type of disability

All environments

Regular school, outside regular class

Separate public school facility

Separate private school facility

Public residential facility

Private residential facility

Homebound/ hospital placement

Less than 21 percent

21–60 percent

More than 60 percent

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

All students with disabilities

1989

100.0

31.7

37.5

24.9

3.2

1.3

0.7

0.3

0.6

1990

100.0

33.1

36.4

25.0

2.9

1.3

0.6

0.3

0.5

1994

100.0

44.8

28.5

22.4

2.0

1.0

0.5

0.3

0.6

1995

100.0

45.7

28.5

21.5

2.1

1.0

0.4

0.3

0.5

1996

100.0

46.1

28.3

21.4

2.0

1.0

0.4

0.3

0.5

1997

100.0

46.8

28.8

20.4

1.8

1.0

0.4

0.3

0.5

1998

100.0

46.0

29.9

20.0

1.8

1.1

0.4

0.3

0.5

1999

100.0

45.9

29.8

20.3

1.9

1.0

0.4

0.3

0.5

2000

100.0

46.5

29.8

19.5

1.9

1.1

0.4

0.3

0.5

2001

100.0

48.2

28.5

19.2

1.7

1.2

0.4

0.4

0.4

2002

100.0

48.2

28.7

19.0

1.7

1.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

2003

All students with disabilities

100.0

49.9

27.7

18.5

1.7

1.1

0.3

0.4

0.5

Specific learning disabilities

100.0

48.8

37.3

13.0

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.2

Speech or language impairments

100.0

88.2

6.8

4.6

0.1

0.2

#

#

0.1

Mental retardation

100.0

11.7

30.3

51.8

4.4

1.0

0.2

0.3

0.5

Emotional disturbance

100.0

30.3

22.6

30.2

6.6

5.4

1.1

2.6

1.2

Multiple disabilities

100.0

12.1

17.2

45.8

12.7

7.6

1.0

1.5

2.2

Hearing impairments

100.0

45.0

19.1

22.2

4.4

2.5

6.2

0.4

0.2

Orthopedic impairments

100.0

46.8

20.9

26.2

3.6

0.7

0.1

0.1

1.6

Other health impairments1

100.0

51.1

30.5

15.0

0.8

0.7

0.1

0.2

1.6

Visual impairments

100.0

54.6

16.9

15.6

3.9

2.0

5.4

0.9

0.6

Autism

100.0

26.8

17.7

43.9

5.6

4.6

0.1

0.9

0.3

Deaf-blindness

100.0

22.0

14.0

33.6

8.5

8.0

8.3

4.2

1.4

Traumatic brain injury

100.0

34.6

30.0

27.1

2.7

3.3

0.3

0.7

1.5

Developmental delay

100.0

51.2

28.2

18.6

0.6

1.1

0.1

#

0.2

2004

All students with disabilities

100.0

51.9

26.5

17.6

1.8

1.2

0.3

0.3

0.4

Specific learning disabilities

100.0

51.2

35.8

12.0

0.3

0.4

0.1

0.1

0.2

Speech or language impairments

100.0

88.3

6.5

4.7

0.1

0.2

#

#

0.1

Mental retardation

100.0

13.1

29.7

50.8

4.4

1.0

0.3

0.3

0.4

Emotional disturbance

100.0

32.3

22.0

28.4

7.2

5.8

1.2

2.0

1.2

Multiple disabilities

100.0

12.8

16.9

45.2

12.7

8.1

0.9

1.3

2.2

Hearing impairments

100.0

46.9

18.8

20.9

4.3

2.6

5.9

0.4

0.2

Orthopedic impairments

100.0

48.2

19.5

25.8

4.0

0.8

0.1

0.1

1.5

Other health impairments1

100.0

53.7

29.3

13.6

0.8

0.8

0.1

0.2

1.4

Visual impairments

100.0

56.1

16.1

15.0

3.7

2.1

5.7

0.8

0.5

Autism

100.0

29.1

17.8

41.8

5.5

4.7

0.1

0.7

0.3

Deaf-blindness

100.0

19.4

15.6

35.1

8.5

6.9

7.6

2.9

3.9

Traumatic brain injury

100.0

37.5

28.4

25.9

2.7

3.1

0.2

0.6

1.5

Developmental delay

100.0

56.8

25.2

16.7

0.7

0.2

0.1

#

0.2

2005

All students with disabilities

100.0

54.2

25.1

16.7

1.8

1.2

0.3

0.3

0.5

Specific learning disabilities

100.0

54.5

33.7

10.9

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.2

Speech or language impairments

100.0

88.7

6.2

4.6

0.1

0.3

#

#

0.1

Mental retardation

100.0

14.1

29.1

50.2

4.6

1.0

0.2

0.3

0.5

Emotional disturbance

100.0

34.7

21.6

26.8

6.9

5.7

1.2

1.8

1.3

Multiple disabilities

100.0

13.3

16.9

45.1

12.2

8.0

0.9

1.3

2.3

Hearing impairments

100.0

48.8

18.3

19.5

4.8

2.3

5.8

0.4

0.2

Orthopedic impairments

100.0

49.5

18.1

25.7

4.1

0.8

0.1

0.1

1.6

Other health impairments1

100.0

56.0

28.0

12.8

0.8

0.8

0.1

0.2

1.3

Visual impairments

100.0

58.2

15.2

14.2

4.1

1.6

5.4

0.7

0.6

Autism

100.0

31.4

18.2

39.8

5.1

4.4

0.1

0.6

0.4

Deaf-blindness

100.0

22.8

15.1

33.6

10.1

7.3

6.6

3.2

1.4

Traumatic brain injury

100.0

40.0

27.5

24.5

2.8

3.0

0.2

0.5

1.5

Developmental delay

100.0

59.5

23.4

15.8

0.7

0.3

0.1

#

0.2

# Rounds to zero. 1 Other health impairments include having limited strength, vitality, or alertness due to chronic or acute health problems such as a heart condition, tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, nephritis, asthma, sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, epilepsy, lead poisoning, leukemia, or diabetes.
NOTE: Data are for the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and the Bureau of Indian Education schools taken on the Child Count date of the last Friday in October or December 1. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) database. Retrieved September 22, 2006, from https://www.ideadata.org/tables29th/ar_2-2.xls. (This table was prepared September 2006.)